idea journaling today

last week I was Miss Deeann

Cheekwood Summer Camp

I got an idea for my 5 and 6 year old class one day when I was looking at one of the paintings in my cherished collection from all my friends at art school by artist:

Liz Roetzel

I had them do really colorful abstract under paintings with watercolors one day and let them dry overnight...

The next day I had them draw shapes over the top of the parts of their underpainting they liked with markers...
it was so funny how specific they were... I told a couple of them to draw more shapes and they both said they had already drawn shapes around all the parts they liked, the rest they wanted to cover up...
I made sure to help them pick a color to go over the top that would be opaque enough and different enough than the colors in the background. They were so cute giving each other advice about what colors they should and shouldn't pick after I had helped a couple of them choose.


This one was probably my favorite- he worked SO slow... and everyone else was done and I said "you know, I kinda like it the way it is..." and he goes "thats kinda what I was thinkin" hahaha... I think it turned out SO nice! I would frame it if he were mine....

In the afternoons I taught at 10-12 year old class:
Studio Sampler


coffee stain abstracts!

some of their stain drips and splatters really turned out nice!

we added india ink and colored pencil on top the next day to accentuate lines and shapes they found within their coffee stains... we talked about shading and focal points and most of them turned out really nice.... this is the project the parents commented about the most...


Assemblage project on cardboard... after they put gesso on with palette knives, glued a ton of crazy materials on there, and added whatever they wanted with fabric and glue... I encouraged them all the next day to do a muted tone wash over the top to pull the whole thing together and showed them how to use paper towels to wipe off parts that they didn't want to cover up.


The last day I had them all draw a grid onto illustration board and I made a "map" with numbers on each rectangle of the grid of exactly how many layers they had to do in each shape. It encouraged them to layer and try new ways to texture and accentuate their under-paintings of the first layers. This seemed to be one of their favorite projects, perhaps because they were purposeful and took a lot of time working on each part of the grid.

dedicated to my sweet friend and new mother: Mali

new mothers, fathers, and grandmothers

I went through some of my granddad's photos and found these sweet ones from when my mother was born- their first baby. I love looking through his old photographs because they are so beautiful. The one in the bottom right corner is not my grandmother- it is some friends of theirs but I thought he really captured a sweet moment during their friend's pregnancy.

sketches of the sweet comfortable rest children find in the mothers arms....

Rivers David Glass
born yesterday!
Congratulations to my friends Mitchel and Mali Glass on their sweet baby boy!

Your Love

........inspired by one of my favorite Christy Nockels songs "Holy Over Me"...........

I have been behind on posting journal pages daily, a few of my projects, and everything in my life lately so it seems... hopefully this week I will allot more time for personal journaling and reading.... this week I read The Noticer by Andy Andrews. I am almost done with it. I had a friend who challenged me to read a book a week.... I know this is not realistic for me at all, but it was inspiring... I think I might read Jane Austen's books next! Starting with Pride and Prejudice

I am brainstorming new ideas for my work as it transitions into its next form- whatever that may be.... this past week I was in my studio full time and was hoping to get some new pieces started... instead I worked on commissions and projects even though I wanted to do my own thing - I guess thats life though! haha... I think i still got some "work" done in my head through some writing and horrible sketching...

on a search for inspiration....

Artist:

Cas Holmes

I was flipping through my Fiber Arts Magazine today very slowly and decided to begin typing in all the artists names to find more of their work and their websites.... I found SUCH a treasure.... exactly what I was looking for- a new favorite artist who has truly inspired me today!

I LOVE IT!

if only this were my house....

SALE!

A few of my pieces that are not fitting in with my newer work in my portfolio are UP FOR SALE!

somewhat lower prices than usual.... check them out!

and when she came to him, he lay with her (Bathsheba study)
23" X 13"
$180 (was $250)
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Wood Panel

Comfortable
acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on panel
24" X 35", 2007
$200......(was $300)

This is most definitely one of my FAVORITE drawings from my figure drawing classes at school... I dont know if I want to part with it... but I GUESS if someone else loved it as much as I do, they could buy it! :)

Changing
55" X 60", 2007
$375.......(was $450)
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Cut Wood
(it floats off the wall because of frame on the back and is ready to hang)

THIS IS AN AMAZING DEAL for a painting this size
it is a very contemporary piece

Overflow
Acrylic and Mixed Media on panel
8" X 34"
$85 (was $100)

Holding It Together
36" X 36"
$350.... (was $450)

I have begun to think of this piece as part of my permanent collection from my work from the past because I just love it so much and it has never sold, but I MIGHT be able to part with it.....

Relaxation (in red and pink)
42" X 26", 2007
$190......(was $240)

Acrylic and Mixed Media on Cut Wood
(it floats off the wall because of frame on the back and is ready to hang)

Moonlight Sonata
40" X 36", 2007
$250 (was $350)
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Cut Wood
(it floats off the wall because of frame on the back and is ready to hang)

To Lose, To Carry, To Hold
Acrylic, and plaster gauze on panel
$300 (thats $100 for each)
(was $350 or $125 each)

A series of three paintings that hang floating from the ceiling

These are about pregnancy: miscarriage, being withchild and carrying the baby, and holding the baby after they are born...

If you are interested in purchasing any of these paintings- email me at deeann@joydeeann.com

More journaling pages tomorrow!

jumping bravely